Lisa Baumann

This mid-century. modern teak bar cart, likely Danish, is one of the quality items you can expect to find in my now-permanent vintage booth at Penny Lane Antique Mall in Bellingham, Washington. What a rush! My week-long vintage goods pop-up was a whirlwind of action, so much so that yesterday afternoon I flopped onto the couch – with my aching feet up – and stayed there. For hours. Sweatpants. Pistachio nuts. I even watched 'Fraiser,' much of which remains sharp and witty btw. The shopping,...

I'm officially in retail! What: Lisa Baumann Design Vintage Pop-up Where: Penny Lane Antique Mall, 427 W Holly St, Bellingham, Washington When: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through June 8 I'd been planning to do a one-week pop-up booth for a while that was supposed to start today. But when I went to Penny Lane Antique Mall in Bellingham Friday afternoon to see the vendor booth again, it was already empty and ready for me to get in there. Scrambling and hustling ensued (why is it always this...

I’ve finally done it. After taking a sabbatical last fall from The Associated Press where I was a journalist for the last dozen years, I’ve accepted a buyout offer. April 30 was my last official day. It was mostly a good run. I jumped back into journalism in 2007 knowing even then it would be a wild ride but I knew I’d regret it if I didn’t. I leave it behind now after working in Minnesota, Montana and Washington state at a weekly newspaper, a daily, an online startup and The AP. That's me...